ADEDOYIN, OLAYINKA ENITAN and Covenant University, Theses (2017) CHALLENGES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ON RECLAIMED LAND (A case study of Lekki, Lagos State.). Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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Abstract
Many coastal areas have been intensively urbanized because people living and working on or near coastlines are increasing. Land reclamation from the sea and high-rise buildings are common approaches to satisfying the growing needs for more housing and other land use. Using a coastal area in Lagos state, Lekki peninsula as a case study, buildings so constructed on these reclaimed land are faced with various challenges and difficulties, such as portable water production problem, flooding and waste management problem and hydroconsolidation effect leading to building settlement. The aim of this research work is to proffer possible measures to ameliorating the various constraints. Literatures and journal on identified factors affecting buildings constructed on reclaimed land were consulted, together with proper and adequate field survey. The data gathered via a well-structured set of questionnaires were evaluated and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The method of used was Relative Importance Index (RII) to measure the level of occurrence of the identified difficulties and ascertain the efficiency of the proffered measures. It was concluded that the major problems of reclaimed land building are basically a resultant effect of failure to engaged the proper method of construction suitable for this type of land and failure to consider the appropriate maintenance measures laid down to have a challenge free environment. In additional, it is recommended that proper method of land reclamation must first be engaged in reclamation when so is desired to be carried out by private bodies, the appropriate professionals in the construction industry must be engaged, stagnation of water should be as much as possible prevented around buildings erected on reclaimed land and adequate and intense supervision must be done at all point of constructing on reclaimed land. These mentioned above will create a functioning and reliable living in reclaimed land buildings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2020 14:55 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2020 14:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13395 |
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